Just one day after experiencing the jubilation of his third Stanley Cup parade in Pittsburgh, Marc-Andre Fleury was struck by much different emotions Thursday. As he cleaned out his locker at PPG Paints Arena, the goaltender who was drafted No. 1 overall by the Penguins in 2003 realized this was likely the end of his tenure with the team. He struggled to avoid tears while answering questions from reporters."It's been such a long time. Great ride. I've met a lot of good people, and this feels like home to me," Fleury said.When asked what he would miss most, his answer was simple: "Everything."One of the team's most popular players, Fleury is likely to be traded or left unprotected by Pittsburgh in the expansion draft for the new Golden Knights franchise in Las Vegas.If this is the end for Fleury, he went out on top, coming off the bench to help the Pens win nine playoff games while starting goalie Matt Murray recovered from an injury.Coach Mike Sullivan sent Fleury back to the bench in Game 3 of the conference finals against Ottawa. Murray remained in net the rest of the way; Fleury never saw the ice again.Fans will have a memorable lasting image of Fleury standing next to Murray with a huge smile on his face as the goalie tandem held the Stanley Cup above their heads at the Pens' championship celebration in Point State Park.

Just one day after experiencing the jubilation of his third Stanley Cup parade in Pittsburgh, Marc-Andre Fleury was struck by much different emotions Thursday.

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As he cleaned out his locker at PPG Paints Arena, the goaltender who was drafted No. 1 overall by the Penguins in 2003 realized this was likely the end of his tenure with the team. He struggled to avoid tears while answering questions from reporters.

"It's been such a long time. Great ride. I've met a lot of good people, and this feels like home to me," Fleury said.

When asked what he would miss most, his answer was simple: "Everything."

One of the team's most popular players, Fleury is likely to be traded or left unprotected by Pittsburgh in the expansion draft for the new Golden Knights franchise in Las Vegas.

If this is the end for Fleury, he went out on top, coming off the bench to help the Pens win nine playoff games while starting goalie Matt Murray recovered from an injury.

Coach Mike Sullivan sent Fleury back to the bench in Game 3 of the conference finals against Ottawa. Murray remained in net the rest of the way; Fleury never saw the ice again.